as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Recent Examples of A-list
Casting for the A-list female lead is currently underway.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Étoile’s end credits might as well be a list of the ballet world’s most elite: an A-list lineup of names from New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Boston Ballet, the Paris Opera and more.
—Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
But as their organizers jockey for position and vie for A-list talent, festivals big and small are also fighting a common threat.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
Another executive at a different studio future-trips the consequences of Coogler’s deal in terms of making already fraught talent relationships even more difficult: by giving A-list directors unrealistic expectations.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Étoile’s end credits might as well be a list of the ballet world’s most elite: an A-list lineup of names from New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Boston Ballet, the Paris Opera and more.
—Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
But as their organizers jockey for position and vie for A-list talent, festivals big and small are also fighting a common threat.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
Another executive at a different studio future-trips the consequences of Coogler’s deal in terms of making already fraught talent relationships even more difficult: by giving A-list directors unrealistic expectations.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
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The weekend opening for the film bests the previous record holder, The Prince of Egypt, which earned $14.5 million in its first three-day frame.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Kidz Bop Kids additionally earned 101 entries, including 42 top 10s, on the Kid Digital Song Sales chart, both bests in the list’s history.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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Chávez also relied on protectionism to gain favors from business elites.—
JAVIER CORRALES,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Those who need loans to attend college come from working class families, the elites don't need loans.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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See treasures The elegant artifacts likely belonged to a high-ranking individual, possibly a member of the aristocracy, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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The period drama, which Marsh also co-wrote and starred in, tackled the decline of British aristocracy in the early 1900s, as depicted in the lives of the affluent Bellamy family and their servants.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Yamal has scored 14 goals and provided 24 assists in 48 appearances for Barcelona this season, who hold a four-point lead at the top of La Liga over Madrid with five matches remaining.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The flowers open sequentially from the top down, providing long-lasting color through the summer months.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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Here's a look back at Underwood's rise from reality TV contestant to country music royalty.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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By the time his kids are adults, Coogler could potentially receive royalties from streaming services or television broadcasts — that would otherwise go to the production studio — for the rest of his life.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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There was so much on the line for Colorado — another year of Nathan MacKinnon’s prime potentially wasted, another series of future-mortgaging win-now moves potentially squandered, another step closer to being one-Cup wonders potentially taken.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Some of Tampa Bay’s biggest names are no longer in their prime, and even a minuscule dip in ability makes a difference in this type of series.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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Speaking last month at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company would seek to revise its $22.3 billion Sunday-afternoon package, should the NFL elect to trigger the opt-out option.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Atif Zaim, current U.S. consulting leader and deputy chair elect at KPMG, sees this moment as an opportunity to improve his consulting practice.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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